The Organization has 54 field offices around the world. Its headquarters are located in Paris, France.

Its mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information.

The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities, Africa and Gender equality, and supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, through all its programmes.

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#Media Development

Myanmar’s geographic and ethnic diversity makes it a fascinating and culturally rich country – but when it comes to media coverage, such diversity in the physical and cultural landscape poses major challenges. Rugged mountains, distance and poor roads...

Published in Thai on isaanrecord.com on 25 November, 2018. KHON KAEN - Many Thai media outlets have a proven record of using a wide array of colourful terms and expressions when reporting on cases of sexual abuse or stories involving people with different...

What can journalists do to foster gender equality in the media in Thailand? That question, posed to Thai PBS journalists, reporters and producers, as well as 14 participants from the outlet’s censorship and programming departments, was centre-stage at the...

What is UNESCO’s Women Make the News Thailand project? In Thailand, there is a striking gap between the actual contributions women make to the society and economy, and their participation and visibility in the media. The country has one of the highest...

BBC reporter Nanchanok Wongsamuth says that she did not give gender balance in her stories much thought until an editor approached her about the lack of women sources in a story she was working on. “That made me realize I wasn’t representing female voices...